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Summary: The best stephen king book i've ever read
Review: I read this book about 4 years ago. I was spending two years in a state owned work farm for juveniles, as you can imagine I had alot of free time on my hands in those days so i read a whoooooolllleeee lot of books. Almost ever stephen king book, almost every john grisham book, tom clancy, then the beat generation, Then the classics.....etc. This is the only book by stephen king or any other author that has completely captivated me. The way the book is written is just unbeliveable. Following the girl through the woods and building so much suspense. What is the creature? Page by page you realize that there is something out there that is hunting her like a man. The book hardly leaves the girl in the woods which is the real story. It was like I was stranded out there with her every step of the way. I'll admit I was let down by the ending, but it didn' spoil the whole experience.
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Summary: Trama
Review: I chose to read The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Steven King. It is about a little girl who gets lost in the middle of the woods and can't stop thinking of how many people die in the woods because of starvation, thirst and even disgusting creatures that lurk in the dark. (I really liked this book because it kept me reading and wanting to keep reading. I am not much of a reader myself, but this book captivated me in a way that most books wouldn't have. The main character was a city girl who went by the name of Trisha. During the novel she shows that she has a very wandering mind.) I would recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense, drama, and a little sense of reality. A person with a good imagination and multiple personalities would also, I believe find this a very indulging novel. This is a short book, which makes it very easy to read for speed-readers. There are a lot of plot changes throughout the novel, which adds to the reader's suspense. I would most definitely recommend this book to all readers in general.
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Summary: the Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Review
Review: The book, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon takes place mainly in the Appalachian mountains. Its about a 9 year old girl who wanderrs off a trail while on a hiking trip with her mother and brother. It takes you on the journey that she had while she was lost in the woods. She had to live without things we couldnt imagine being without. Starvation, creatures in the woods, and loneliness are just to name a few. The reason that Tom Gordon, a professional baseball player for the Red Sox, is on the title is because he was basically her companion throughout her journey. although he was just a hallucination, he is what kept her going. i thought this book was alright. it just never really got me totally interested in the story. A lot of the beginning was a little boring because it just talked about her walking around in the woods. what was interesting to me is that a 9 year old girl could know so much about the forest and be able to survive as long as she did. i would only reccomend this book to someone who has time on their hands to read a book.
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Summary: Strong Start, Lazy Ending
Review: I picked this book up only when I found myself with nothing else to read, and up until the middle to end, I was completely enthralled. I am not an avid Stephen King reader, but do enjoy a lot of his work, so perhaps my opinion of this one would be far different from that of a person who reads all of his novels. The basis for this book is fear itself and how it can so easily consume us, and in that aspect, it was very well done, considering it is written from the perspective of an adolescent girl. His talent for character really shows through here. He is very good at evoking a sense of panic in the reader by so delicately informing that Trisha, our young heroine, is going deeper and deeper into the wooded abyss of the forest. This book is very good, and very strong, up until the ultimate "showdown" between Trisha and the evil _______(I don't want to ruin it.) It makes a complete turn and becomes downright silly very quickly. I admit, die-hard fans of Stephen King may disagree, but I was so disappointed. Such a letdown.
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Summary: The Girl Who Hated "Tom Gordon"
Review: (I apologize in advance for my baseball puns) What happened to the psychological thrillers of the 70's, or even the cheap dime-store paperback slash-gore novels King has produced in the past? The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is basically driven by the general American standard: a young girl lost in the woods who loves baseball cannot die. So right off the bat, you know that anything that happens in the novel has to be about her struggle, meaning the meat instead of the bread of the book has to surpass. Unfortunately neither really step up to the plate. The finale, the grand unveiling of our monster du jour is so anti-climactic, disappointing and dull that it leaves one wondering: is King even trying anymore? If you want to wash out the bad taste Gordon has left in your mouth, pick up "The Dead Zone", by far a superior novel.
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Summary: OK. I've had it with KIng
Review: My God, he's not even trying anymore. What's next, a story about a killer bee with a midlife crisis?
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Summary: A Tight, Well-Done Suspense Thriller
Review: Stephen King's suspense novels seem to come in two primary forms; large-scale, over-the-top supernatural epics ("The Stand," "Carrie" and "Dreamcatcher" come to mind as examples), or, smaller-scale, introspective, character-driven, psycho-thrillers ("Misery" and "Gerald's Game" are but two examples). Of these two formats, "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" clearly follows the latter example as an introspective character study with dark overtones of impending danger around every corner. And, coming in at just under 300 pages, this novel also has to rank as one of King's quickest reads. But, don't let the length fool you - this book offers a tight, fast-paced plotline that will hold the reader right to the finish. Unlike King's big, supernatural extravaganzas, novels like "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" don't dwell on unseen forces of evil arrayed against the protagonist - rather, they are cleverly crafted personal dramas, where the evil to be found may only exist in the mind of the lead character. For his protagonist in "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon," King has also chosen a unique study - that of 10-year-old Trisha McFarland, a Maine girl who goes on a planned one-day hike with her rather disfunctional family and gets lost for days in the wilds surrounding a stretch of the Appalachian Trail near the New Hampshire border. Here, King doesn't have to fall back on supernatural demons, malevolent ghosts or sociopathic killers - just being lost in the wilds without hope of being found is frightening enough, especially, one would imagine, if you are a 10-year-old-girl. The reader soon finds out, however, that Trisha McFarland is an unusually resourceful 10-year-old, managing to ration her meager supplies and finding sustainance in the woods around her. One of the things which keeps her motivated to survive, however, isn't to be found in nature - it is her walkman radio on which she tunes in her favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, and her favorite player on that team, relief pitcher Tom Gordon (hence the title of the novel). You often hear of people who survive long ordeals relying on the memory of loved ones to help get them through. Although Trisha McFarland has never met Tom Gordon in person, she obviously uses her infatuation with him to take her mind off the dangers of being alone in the wild. King also uses a rather unique device to structure this novel. Keeping with the baseball theme, he names chapters by inning (i.e. "Top of the Seventh") rather than number, with the obvious metaphor being that if McFarland is to be rescued, she will need a "save" in the late "innings" by her favorite pitcher. All in all, this is a very enjoyable read from one of our most gifted and prolific writers. Years from now, it might not rank among his most well-loved masterworks, but it is a perfect example of King's craft.
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Summary: One of Stephen Kings best
Review: Stephen king has written many great books, but I think The Girl
Who Loved Tom Gorden is one of his best.This book takes you through the book like you were there with her, such good details. This book is about a girl who goes on a camping trip. When she finds out she has to go to the bathroom, she wanders off into the wilderness.If you are looking for a person vs.nature book, I would certainly recommend this book. All this girl has is her walkman to listen to while a massive beast hunts her, follows her every move. She gets the baseball games tuned in on her walkman and gets to listen to he favorite player play, Tom Gorden. She sees him, he is there with her suddenly. Can she survive with this all too real beast in the wild? Let Stephen king take you on an adventure you will never forget. I would recommend this book for 14 years and older.
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Summary: Was suprized....
Review: ..that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. Although the story line seemed to be pretty simple,it kept me interested & wanting to continue reading. I'd recommend this one.
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Summary: This Book Was Not Even Scary
Review: This is one of the worst Stephen King books I've ever read. It wasn't even scary and it took me two weeks to read it. If it was better I could have read it in two days. This book did not keep me on the edge of my seat, and I would never reccommend this book to anyone.
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